Vital Signs: A Young Doctor's Struggle With Cancer [Hardcover]

Fitzhugh Mullan (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 220 pages
• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (T); 1ST edition (December 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0374168644
• ISBN-13: 978-0374168643
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,972,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Resiliency Despite the Horror of Cancer, June 9, 2009

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This review is from: Vital Signs: A Young Doctor's Struggle With Cancer (Hardcover)

This is a very insightful and eloquent tale of Dr. Mullen's struggle with cancer. At the age of 32, he finds he has a malignant tumor in his chest. He is ravaged by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and their complications. Yet, with his inner strength and the support of friends and loved ones he goes on and ultimately embraces life again. He talks openly about the limits of the medical institution and how important the human element is to each patient.